Clothes hanger



March 23, 1954 c. B. CREW-:LING ETAL 2,672,989

CLOTHES HANGER Filed March s, 195o Patented Mar. 23, 1954 OFFICE 4 CLOTHES HANGER Catherine B..Creveling and Elmer V. Pennell,

. Patterson, N. Y.

Application `Maren s, 1950,l serialNo. 147,368 2 claims. (c1. 211-113) The invention herein disclosed relates to garment hangers, and objects'of the invention are to provide a simple, inexpensive form of hanger which will support garments such as trousers,

skirts and the like, without slipping, regardless of the character or thickness of the material,

a garment hanger in the form of a unit which f may be combined with "Rother similar units to hang' practically any quantity'of clothing.

Additional objects are to provide a hanger oi light but strong construction, so designed that it will be able to carry heavy loads of clothing without injury.

Other desirable objects and the novel features of construction, combination and relation of parts through which all purposes of the invention are attained, are set forth or will appear in the course of the following specification.

The drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification illustrates a present practical embodiment of the invention, but structure may be modied and changed as regards the immediate illustration, all within the true intent and broad scope of the invention as hereinafter dened and claimed.

Fig. 1 in the drawing is a front elevation of one of the hangers with portions shown in section;

Fig. 2 is an end View of the same;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross sectional View of the hanger on substantially the plane of line 3 3 of Fig. 1, showing how a garment may be looped over one of the supporting rods and the latter then caught in the inclined wedge-ways provided for the same;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view as on substantially the plane of line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation showing two of the hanger units hooked together and suspended one from the other, parts shown broken and in section;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged broken sectional detail on substantially the plane of line 6,-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a broken part sectional detail showing how garments may be hung at opposite sides of the cross bars.

In its simplest form, the hanger comprises l downward and inward a bar or board I 0 of wood or other suitable material having plates II secured over opposite ends vof the same by suitable fastenings such as screws I2 and rods I3 supported by said end plates in position to clamp garments against the opposite faces of the supporting bar.

The supporting and clamping rods I3, over which garments such as indicated at I4, may be looped or draped, may be cyclindrical wooden dowels cut to length to t vloosely in between the end plates' I I. v

To confine these dowels or rods against opposite faces of the supporting bars, plates II are shown as having inwardly directed and downwardly inclined edge flanges I5 spaced from the supporting bar at the topa greater distance than the diameter of thevdowels and sloped inwardly to a distance of less than this diameter at the bottom, approximately as shown in Fig. '7.

This construction, as shown at the bottom in Fig. 3, provides wedgeways which will support the rods, whether empty or holding garments or other articles looped over the same, and this wedging action is automatic and self-adjusting to grip any thickness or character of material. And while holding the material or garment the more firmly as pull is applied thereto, the hold can be easily broken by simply lifting the rod free entirely, out of its inclined end sockets, or just lifting it suflciently to relieve the grip on the clothing.

These rods are readily replaceable if lost or broken, and since the rod as it lowers itself in the guideways automatically braces itself against the face of the supporting bar, these rods, even -of small diameter, can support heavy loads Without breaking.

To carry as many garments in one unit as possible, a plurality of the bars may be put together, suspended one from the other, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, as by means of suspension Wires I6 arranged with spacing sleeves Il on the wires between adjoining bars. Two, three, or any number of the bars may be combined in a single unit, but rather than build up a large size rack, it has been found best to make the hangers in something like three-bar units and then combine these units by suspending them one from another, as shown in Fig. 5,

The latter view shows how the top bar of each unit may be equipped near the ends with hooks I8 to engage over loops I9, dependent from the bottom bar of an upper unit.

Loops I9 are shown formed as continuations 3 of the spacing and suspension wires I6, held spaced beneath the bottom bar by spacer sleeves 20.

The top bar of each unit also preferably is equipped with a suspension hook 2l, and to get these hooks out of the way when a unit is hung from another unit, these hooks are shown as swiveled at 22 and as having straight end portions 23:vhich can be' pushedtdwninto 'sockets 24 in the tp bar, to be out of the way and to stand clear of the wedge rods I3, all as shown at the bottom hanger in Fig. 5.

While capable of carrying garments fatdooth.:` sides, the hangers are relatively thin so as not to take up much room in a closet? ""his'iis par'lg ticularly so, as pointed out above, since support-VN*- ing rods of quite small diameter may\be;used.vfor.r 1.

hanging the clothes. Since the pressure of these rods is downward and inward againstlof'ppositec i sides of the supportingbars, the end plates l and the rastenings |52; therefor io'an befrelatively light.- ""I'he bars for boards# fmayibeoflight wood, plastic;.rnetal orfotherfmaterial; since the .pressure Sis' 'balanced againstthem fon opposite'r sides by the rods and the rods/act aslreinforcements for the bars.

The istruoture is simpleito;manufacturefrequiresf'only-a few parts;and it^isflight, strong and verypractic'a'll What isclai'med isc 1. A garment hanger comprising: =vertically spaced;y connected Yparallel bars i having `inel'i'ned guideways wat: the opposite ends thereof; each guidw`aybeingopen at :the top and sloped fdownwardlyf'and (inwardly vtowardI the bottomfo-` the bars:.garm'ent` supporting 'l rods looselyflheldr in said inclined fguidewfays fby the bars and Ameans of the bars, spacer for suspending said multiple bar hanger as a single unit, said unit having suspension hooks and loops at the top and bottom bars of the same eooperable to effect the suspension of one hanger unit from another.

2. .A garment hanger comprising parallel bars arranged in spaced relation one above the other, suspension wires. extendingthrpugh end portions sleeves on said esuspension wires between the bars; plates with flanges providing guideways mounted on opposite ends of said bars and garment clamping rods slidably wedge against said bars, said suspension wires extending below the bbttm'ibar and formed with loop portions, and hooks on the top bar in line with said loop portions-Tiuri enabling the suspension of one multiple bar unit from another.

CATHERINE B. CREVELING.

ELMER-V. PENNELL.

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